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2026-09-02 / UCAC4 351-167431 / (89461) 2001 XJ8

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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL41 : 6e667a70-d9af-11f1-43f3-c82677e7f93a [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 6e667a70-d9af-11f1-43f3-c82677e7f93a [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-02 at 20:58:59 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (89461) 2001 XJ8
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4085443952215288320
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 02 39.6839, DE = -19 50 17.665  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.8 mag, RP = 11.27 mag, BP = 12.15 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.33 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 126° (sunlit = 66%), Sun = 124°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 1 km = 0.35 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL41
 Note                      : FP:true

 
 [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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